Al Pacino Quits Despicable Me 2

Who knew voicing an animated character could be so dramatic? Al Pacino has officially dropped out of Despicable Me 2 over "creative differences," for whatever that's worth.

So who's stepping in to voice the film's villain, Eduardo? Deadline reports that Benjamin Bratt has signed on to the sequel. As far as we know, the Universal/Illumination project is still on track for a July 3, 2013 release.

Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin are directing the film from a script by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Illumination founder Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy are producing.

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